Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-05
SHERMAN AS A RACER.
fHlSSlP IN WASHINGTON AS 10 fHB RR1uB-
. LIcAN NOMINATION
For President IN 8-fhs Southern Tour Of The Ohio
Seasor tho Formal Opening Of His Canvass
Tie National Banks and The Rail-
nads Said b Be Booming Him.

WASHINGTON, April At is reported
that Malone, Of Virginia, will be made
Chairman of the Republican National
Committee in 1883. Malone is good or
ganizer, with an abundance Of grit always
on hand, and if he should placed ct the
head of the committee, yer betcherlifs"
he would make things hum. Then Malone
would get money. if he had to win IL on .
bob-tail.
There Is really more gossip here as to
the probable nominee Of the Republicans
for President in 1893 than Of the Demo.
cratic nominee. II seems 10 be the general
sentiment that the recent tour Of Senator
Sherman in the South was formal open
ing oil his canvass for the Presidential
nomination next year. The Ohio Repab-
licans are confident that Sherman will DO
nominated. The Washington Herald to-
day prints an interview with . gentleman
who was the Collector Of Internal Revenue
for the wealthiest district in Ohio nnder
Grant and part Of Hayes term, and 2
prominent and influential party manager.
lie thinks that Sherman will be nomi-
mated and gives the following reasons for
the fairh that is within him. He says:
The business interest wants Sherman.
The national banks in this country are
power. There are about 1900 Of them,
and they have $3.50, OO0, 900 in the peoples
hands. So earnest are they In his favor
that believe they would stand an assess.
ment Of one-quarter Of one per cent 10
elect him. That would be almost $780,
600. Then the great railroads are very
favorably disposed toward him. He Is .
director in the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago road. which runs from Pittsburg
TO Chicago. It's stock il 50 per cent above
par. That Is, one hundred shares, 500
par value, are worth $4,000. At the last
election for directors Mr.. Sherman was
credited on the stock books Of the CON-
pany with the ownership Of 2, $40 shares,
worth $4,000. The dividend Is per
cent, which gives him 81, 100 per annum
from this source alone
what IL Senator Sherman WORTH"
the lOunger asked.
81 don't know. No one knows but he
himself, aud perhaps another person. l
know something about his investments,
though. Besides the railway stock ! spoke
Of. he has one thousand shares in the First
National Bank Ia New York. They were
quoted last Saturday ut l,5O0."
"Whatm said the writer, ''iileen huu.
dred dollars for onep"
That's about the size of it," calmly
responded the speaker. They are worth
81, 800, 900, and could be converted into
cash in an hours time, as could the rail-
road stock. Then he owns bonds Of the
Union Pacific, sixes, how many ] cannot
say, but 1000 OF 1900, besides stock
in the bank at Lancaster, o., and largo
amount of real estate there. As you know
his holding in real estate Ia this city In
enormous. Why, he has between ffty
and sixty houses, besides valuable lots,
etc. Sherman = income from his invest
ments, ~ he hasn't single bad one, Is not
less than $50, 600 n month The only man
except himself who really knows just what
John Sherman il worth is Col. c. w.
Moulton, his brotber-in-law and conhden-
tial legal adviser and friend. Moulion
has an enormous law practice, no large
that he requires two partners. He has Of
fees nj Cincinnati and New York, and at
both places they are oyerrun with bust
ness.
"But 10 return 10 Sherman. lie could
yet the old Grant following solid nj the
convention. lie IL the only man ] know
whom Blaine would rally help. You see
the Shermans are kinspeoplc Of Blaine,
aud John Sherman supported him Loyalty
in 1884. While Sherman is somewhat
close about money generally, he uses IL
with great liberality when there Is really
any great end TO br attained by doing 10,
and would spend million willingly 10 be
elected. don't mean by that thai he is
corrupt, but he recognizes the potent truth
that money IL mighty factor now days
in politics. IL oughtn't 10 be 30 but u Is,
and therefore IL Ii important 70 have u In
q general election. Summing mp, Sherman
| would have the railroad interest, the money
interest, the old Grant following; he would
be the residusry legatee Of Blaine; be
would get the PcnDsyIyania interest
through Senator J. Donald CamerOn,
whose wife II Que Of Sherman's favorite
nieces, aud, report says, will be one u his
principal heirs. Ia fact, don't know Of
any serious opposition he would have.
Now, I've told you what think, md why
I think II. II there is any weakness In the
i.,,;o ~ ,,y optpinps mint than ont will